The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km (2,082 mi)-long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in western France, and concluding on 29 July with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. A total of 176 riders from 22 teams participated in the race. The overall general classification was won by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin placed second, with Thomas's teammate and four-time Tour winner Chris Froome coming third.
The Place Napoléon [fr] square in La Roche-sur-Yon, hosted the team presentation ceremony on 5 July.
Defending champion Chris Froome (pictured at the 2018 Tour of Britain) had been considered the favourite for the general classification.
Peter Sagan (pictured on stage seventeen) was the pre-race favourite for the points classification.
The highest point of elevation in the race was the Col de Portet Pyrenean pass, at 2,215 m (7,267 ft). It was used for the first time in the Tour de France.
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, commonly referred to as Noirmoutier, is a commune located in the northern part of the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The church and the château in Noirmoutier-en-Île
The commune is located in the northern part of Noirmoutier Island
The commercial center of Noirmoutier